Kampala, Uganda | URN | The outgoing State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem has expressed disappointment after being dropped from cabinet by President Yoweri Museveni. Oryem, who has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2004, was among two ministers from the Acholi sub-region left out in …

BELGRADE | Xinhua |  For commuters between the Serbian capital of Belgrade and Novi Sad, the country’s second-largest city, travel time has been cut from one and a half hours to just 30 minutes, thanks to a sleek high-speed railway built by a Chinese company. For workers at the Smederevo …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held talks in Beijing on Monday, hailing the ironclad friendship between the two countries and pledging to boost cooperation ranging from transportation and emerging areas to people-to-people exchanges. IRONCLAD FRIENDSHIP Vucic is on his first state visit …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A joint deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Police has brought traffic on the Northern Bypass to a standstill as they support NEMA’s crackdown on illegal structures in the Lubigi wetland. By 9:30 a.m., security forces had sealed off the section of …

  Oboth Oboth and the illusion of choice   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Parliamentary elections are usually defined by late-night lobbying and shifting alliances, but the race to elect a new Speaker was effectively ended when Jacob Oboth Oboth secured an early endorsement from Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Sports fraternity converged at the just concluded 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) with a unified message: the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not merely a football tournament, it is a once in a generation platform to introduce Uganda, …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has rolled out the red carpet for over 200 hosted buyers and media personalities at a dazzling Cultural Gala held at the iconic Ndere Cultural Center. The event was part of last week’s Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) …

  The European Court of Justice ruled that preventing athletes from moving freely within the EU was an unreasonable restraint of labour   COMMENT | DAVID ROWE | When famous soccer players come to mind, it is usually revered pioneers such as Pelé, Bobby Charlton and Diego Maradona. Later came Cristiano …

But what kind of alliance would it become?   COMMENT | GORANA GRGIC | As NATO counts down to its annual summit in Turkey in July, the alliance is facing perhaps the biggest challenge in its history – what a potential future without the United States, or US security guarantees, …

  Designing policies that work for people where they live, shop and cook will not only cut down on food waste but will also save money, emissions and dignity   COMMENT | IAN WILLIAMS | Europe is wasting huge amounts of food while millions of people globally experience hunger. Wars in …